Antunovich Associates

What Antunovich Associates does

Antunovich Associates is a Chicago-based architectural, planning, and interior design firm founded in 1990 by Joseph M. Antunovich, FAIA. The firm serves real estate developers, corporations, educational institutions, and government entities, delivering projects through integrated design services spanning mixed-use developments, multi-family residential, student residences, retail, workplace, civic and education, hospitality, and historic preservation. With five offices across Chicago, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Austin, and Buffalo, the firm employs over 100 design professionals and operates nationwide on projects of varying scale, exemplified by the 330,000 SF M&T Bank Tech Hub and the 1,000,000+ SF Lincoln Common mixed-use development (2024 Urban Land Institute Americas Awards for Excellence).

The firm's service portfolio spans master planning, architecture, interior design, and FF&E procurement, with differentiation centered on historic preservation and adaptive reuse expertise compliant with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for historic review agencies. Specialized practice areas include LEED-certified sustainable design — the firm is an AIA 2030 Commitment signatory — and integrated mixed-use project delivery. Antunovich does not develop proprietary software or platform technology, operating as a traditional professional services practice that delivers billable design hours across project phases from concept through construction administration using standard architectural tools and processes.

Antunovich generates revenue through negotiated professional services fees for architecture, planning, and interior design work, supplemented by FF&E procurement services on commercial interior design projects. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by project scope, complexity, and requirements. The go-to-market model is enterprise field sales driven by repeat-client relationships, targeted business development, and industry reputation. Named enterprise customers include Douglas Development, McCaffery, Core Spaces, Hines, Vista Property Group, The Beach Company, M&T Bank, DePaul University, and other developers — with multi-project engagements signaling a relationship-driven revenue model anchored in long-cycle project work.

Name

Antunovich Associates

Legal name

Antunovich Associates

Website

https://antunovich.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Antunovich Associates is a Chicago-based architecture, planning, and interior design firm founded in 1990, employing 100+ design professionals across five U.S. offices to deliver mixed-use, residential, historic preservation, and institutional projects for real estate developers, corporations, and educational institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture & Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Master planning services
• Historic preservation design
• Interior design procurement
• Mixed-use development design

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional services revenue generated through architecture, planning, and interior design fees for commercial, residential, institutional, and mixed-use development projects.
2. FF&E Procurement Services: Furniture, fixtures, and equipment procurement services for commercial interior design projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Antunovich Associates is a professional architecture, planning, and interior design firm offering integrated design services for mixed-use developments, multi-family residential, student residences, retail, workplace, civic and education, hospitality, and historic preservation projects. The firm provides full-service design from concept through construction administration, including master planning, architecture, interior design, and FF&E procurement, delivered across five U.S. office locations.

Product overview

Antunovich Associates is an architectural, planning, and interior design firm offering professional design services rather than a software product. The firm's integrated service portfolio includes Architectural Design Services (covering mixed-use, residential, retail, workplace, civic/education, hospitality, and historic preservation projects), Planning Services (master planning for campuses and urban developments), Interior Design & FF&E Procurement, and Historic Preservation & Adaptive Re-Use specialties. Founded in 1990 and employing over 100 design professionals across offices in Chicago, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Austin, and Buffalo, the firm delivers projects nationwide from concept through construction administration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered 330,000 SF M&T Bank Tech Hub in Buffalo's emerging Innovation Corridor
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vista Property GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration on multiple projects including 609 West Randolph (15-story boutique office building in Chicago's West Loop Gate) and 370 North Morgan (32-story, 494-unit residential tower in Chicago's Fulton Market District).
• Douglas DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership on adaptive re-use and mixed-use projects including Uline Arena (historic preservation in Washington D.C.), Watermark (425-unit residential in D.C.), and Hecht Warehouse (adaptive re-use in D.C.'s Ivy City).
• Core SpacescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner on numerous student housing developments nationwide including Hub Madison (313 units/963 beds), oLiv Madison, Hub Raleigh (1964 beds), and multiple other student residence projects across the United States.
• McCafferycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on major mixed-use developments including Lincoln Common (1 million+ SF on 6-acre former hospital site) and Roosevelt Collection (1.3 million SF in Chicago's South Loop).
• HinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Lincoln Common mixed-use development and Oak Brook Commons projects involving master planning, architecture, and historic preservation.
• The Beach CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership on Charleston, SC projects including The Jasper (12-story, 220-unit mixed-use) and The Charles (townhome and apartment development), with Beach Company's headquarters located in The Jasper.
• General Contractors and SubcontractorscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaborates with numerous repeat clients and the nation's most-established general contractors and skilled subcontractors to deliver outstanding high-quality buildings captured in the firm portfolio.
• Riverside Investment & DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Blue Star Properties on 566 W Van Buren - 12-story, 199-unit residential tower in Chicago's West Loop Gate neighborhood, with Clark Construction serving as general contractor.
• AIA (American Institute of Architects)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports AIA 2030 Commitment prioritizing energy performance and carbon reductions. The firm and its founder Joseph M. Antunovich maintain active involvement in AIA through College of Fellows membership.
• Landmarks IllinoisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual sponsor of Landmarks Illinois Preservation Forward event. Founder Joseph M. Antunovich serves as Board Member and Executive Committee Member and Past Chairman of the Board for the preservation organization.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm, with significant workplace, hospitality, mixed-use, and interiors practices. Competes with Antunovich on large developer mandates, though at much greater scale.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM): Premier global architecture firm with deep mixed-use, urban planning, and historic preservation practices. Overlaps Antunovich on Lincoln Common and similar large-scale urban projects, but at materially larger scale.
• Perkins&Will: Large global architecture firm with broad practices including mixed-use, residential, civic, and education. Overlaps Antunovich in many segments but operates at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• DLR Group: Integrated design firm with comparable mixed-use, civic, education, and hospitality practices. Similar headcount range and segment breadth; competes for institutional and developer clients nationwide.
• HKS Architects: Mid-to-large US architecture firm with mixed-use, hospitality, residential, and civic practices. Comparable in scale and segment breadth to Antunovich, though with broader national footprint.
• NBBJ: National architecture and design firm with significant mixed-use, healthcare, and workplace practices. Comparable in scale and broader geographic reach; competes for similar large developer clients.

Direct peers

• bKL Architecture: Chicago architecture firm with similar practice mix in multi-family residential, mixed-use, and adaptive reuse. Comparable size and geographic footprint with overlap on shared developer clients.
• Pappageorge Haymes Partners: Chicago-based architecture firm of similar headcount, with comparable strength in multi-family residential, mixed-use, and institutional work. Direct competitor in the same Midwestern developer market.
• Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB): Chicago-headquartered architecture firm of comparable size and market focus, with deep practices in mixed-use, multi-family residential, student housing, and hospitality. Closely comparable to Antunovich in geography, segment mix, and project scale.

Regional players

• K2M Design (now K2M): Mid-sized architecture firm with strong multi-family and student housing practices; significant overlap with Antunovich's Core Spaces-style student housing work, though more concentrated in Sun Belt geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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